2014 • 35 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1 • Feb 05, 2014
What will become of families stranded in Vietnam since their Moroccan fathers defected from the French army in 1953?
Episode 2 • Feb 12, 2014
Exclusive gated communities are springing up across Istanbul, but how are they shaping the social fabric of the city?
Episode 3 • Feb 19, 2014
We trace the reasons for the split between north and South Sudan and its impact on the lives of ordinary South Sudanese.
Episode 4 • Feb 26, 2014
A story of migrants in Lebanon, whose dreams of finding a new life abroad often turn out to be little more than fantasy.
Episode 5 • Mar 04, 2014
Tens of thousands of Greeks, often ethnic Turks, were stripped of their nationality and now face a battle to regain it.
Episode 6 • Mar 19, 2014
Educated, middle-class Syrian exiles share their thoughts on the revolution and their determination to return home.
Episode 7 • Apr 02, 2014
One man fights to save the life of his daughter, then himself, finding redemption in helping others avoid his own fate.
Episode 8 • Apr 09, 2014
In 1944, Stalin deported 218,000 Crimean Tatars to Central Asia – we tell the story of their struggle to return home.
Episode 9 • Apr 30, 2014
A poor Kurdish family travels across Turkey searching for farm-work in exploitative conditions. Shortened version of the feature documentary He bû tune bû (Once Upon a Time) by Kazım Öz.
Episode 10 • May 14, 2014
An extraordinary insight into Palestinian life in the city before 1948, revealing the loss of a culture and lifestyle. Aired previously in Arabic in 2011 on an unspecified date, this is the first airing in English.
Episode 11 • May 21, 2014
The personal stories of three members of the Syrian opposition forces treated for critical wounds in Germany.
Episode 12 • May 28, 2014
Instead of transferring to Palestinian control, the biggest 'Area' in the West Bank remains firmly in Israeli hands.
Episode 13 • Jun 04, 2014
The 1991 and 2003 attacks on Iraq destroyed museums, libraries, theatres and heritage sites.
Episode 14 • Jun 11, 2014
Brazil's revival, despite the World Cup protests, from 1990s debt and inflation to stability and relative wealth today.
Episode 15 • Jun 16, 2014
From north to south, Iraqis tell of the damage wrought in the overthrow of a dictator and the chaos that has followed.
Episode 16 • Jun 17, 2014
The story of how Israeli settlements continue to spread into Palestinian territory despite international opposition.
Episode 17 • Jun 26, 2014
A rare glimpse at traditional life in Algeria as we go behind the scenes at three weddings in the country's west.
Episode 18 • Jul 02, 2014
Journalist Gideon Levy is arguably the most hated man in Israel for his reports on the occupied Palestinian territories.
Episode 19 • Jul 10, 2014
Follow the story of exiled Uighur Muslims of Central Asia, many of whom fled Chinese control of their land in 1949.
Episode 20 • Jul 17, 2014
Italian marathon runner Max Calderan goes on a spectacular Ramadan journey across the desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
Episode 21 • Jul 23, 2014
Five Syrian refugees in Turkey reveal their hopes, fears and why their homeland feels like a world away.
Episode 22 • Jul 30, 2014
Two Serbian Gypsies celebrate Roma culture through music.
Episode 23 • Aug 06, 2014
Constant power outages mean the people of Gaza are forced to live much of their lives off the grid.
Episode 24 • Aug 11, 2014
What happened to residents trapped in the besieged southern Gaza town of Khuzaa?
Episode 25 • Aug 12, 2014
To what length do Palestinian prisoners in Israel go on hunger strike?
Episode 26 • Sep 10, 2014
Despite government denials, this investigation uncovers evidence of slave labour in Yemen.
Episode 27 • Sep 17, 2014
Bangladeshi students travel to the UK in hope of a prestigious education only to find the reality is quite different.
Episode 28 • Sep 24, 2014
We follow the B'doul tribe of the ancient Jordanian city of Petra as they eke out a living in a modern-day tourist site.
Episode 29 • Oct 01, 2014
The inspirational story of the daily lives of the deaf community of Gaza.
Episode 30 • Oct 08, 2014
Eritreans, fleeing their own country for decades, are now using refugee camps in Sudan as a first step into Europe.
Episode 31 • Oct 15, 2014
In an autonomous Spanish city on the north coast of Africa, people of four religions live together in peace.
Episode 32 • Oct 22, 2014
The story of Syrians fleeing conflict, first to Libya and then to Europe on journeys fraught with danger and turmoil.
Episode 33 • Dec 10, 2014
Eyewitnesses describe the conditions that led to the 1987-1993 Palestinian uprising (first Intifada) and the tactical methods adopted in the West Bank and Gaza to combat Israeli occupation.
Episode 34 • Dec 17, 2014
How the Intifada became a new form of Palestinian resistance – and the possibility and viability of a new Intifada today.
Episode 35 • Dec 26, 2014
Can a Qatari former camel herder find an alternative to the mass killing of camels underway in Australia?